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Enjoy a FAMILY day out at the Royal Gunpowder Mills SATURDAY 14th OCT
Don't miss the chance to explore a unique industrial heritage site hidden in Waltham Abbey. With over 300 years of history, we have so many exciting stories to tell! Suitable for every age with activities for all the family!
What is there to explore
- Take the kids for a fun ride on our miniature railway
- Enjoy a scenic ride on our industrial Gunpowder Railway and make sure to look out for our herds of wild deer sheltering in the forest
- Come to our rocket-making workshop and launch your creation high over our fields
- Visit our film to learn the story of Gunpowder and our site
- Check out our main exhibition full of interactive elements and games that bring our history to life
- Don't miss out on our armoury, with talks on the military significance of our collection
- Learn the fascinating story of the women who came to work here during the First World War in our Women at War exhibit
- Take a tractor ride into our out-of-bounds areas for a tour of the larger site
- Have a look in our Rocket Vault and make sure not to miss the talks from our rocket experts
What is there to explore
- Take the kids for a fun ride on our miniature railway
- Enjoy a scenic ride on our industrial Gunpowder Railway and make sure to look out for our herds of wild deer sheltering in the forest
- Come to our rocket-making workshop and launch your creation high over our fields
- Visit our film to learn the story of Gunpowder and our site
- Check out our main exhibition full of interactive elements and games that bring our history to life
- Don't miss out on our armoury, with talks on the military significance of our collection
- Learn the fascinating story of the women who came to work here during the First World War in our Women at War exhibit
- Take a tractor ride into our out-of-bounds areas for a tour of the larger site
- Have a look in our Rocket Vault and make sure not to miss the talks from our rocket experts
Saturday 14 Oct 2023
Beaulieu Drive
Waltham Abbey
Essex EN9 1JY
Tickets are £8 per adult and £4 per child. Time: 11:00 - 16:00 Please note: Last admission to the site is at 2:45pm. Please buy tickets before attending this event as no tickets will be sold at the gate. We encourage our visitors to bring their own picnics. Our café will just be serving tea, coffee and squash.
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